Clemens Mayr, Mr. Mayr has been a Director of IntelGenx Technologies Corp. since August 2015. Since 2006, he has been a partner of McCarthy Tétrault LLP, a leading Canadian law firm. Prior thereto, Mr. Mayr was partner with Ogilvy Renault LLP from 1999 to 2006 and lawyer at this firm from 1997 to 1999. He practises in the areas of securities and corporate law, particularly in domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, take-over bids and public financings, and has been involved in numerous mergers and acquisitions, as well as venture capital financings. In the course of his practice, he has advised corporations and boards in numerous industries, including in particular life-sciences and technology. He also currently serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Institute of Corporate Directors (Quebec Chapter).
Mr. Mayr received his LLB from the Universite de Montreal in 1990 and was called to the Quebec bar in 1991.
Since February 2017, McCarthy Tetrault LLP has been acting as the Company’s Canadian legal counsel.
Our Board believes that Mr. Mayr’s strong background and experience in corporate governance, M&A and capital markets, as well as his unique qualification to provide guidance to the Company’s executive management to execute its growth strategy, qualifies him to serve on our Board of Directors.